Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Carha (Gallen By.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carha (Gallen By.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.15030, -9.03920
- SMR number
- MA031-002----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, located on top of a roughly N-S ridge, close to a steep break of slope on the NW side. The location provides good views of surrounding undulating countryside. Approximately 20m to E, the ground falls away steeply to a narrow, wooded glen, with a fast flowing stream in its base. There is a more gradual fall of ground to S.
This enclosure is depicted as circular on the 1838 and 1922 OS 6-inch maps. It now has a roughly D-shaped plan, with relatively straight sides at N and E. It consists of a low platform (14m N-S; 15.5m E-W) defined by a degraded scarp (H 0.4m to E; 0.9m to W), with stones protrude along the top edge of the scarp. The scarp describes a gentle curve S−NW. The straight sections of scarp on the N, E and SE may be the result of modification of the enclosure in the modern era. An exposed section of the scarp on this side reveals a make-up of peaty soil and stones. The top of the platform is level, but the surface is uneven and broken by occasional stones protruding from the sod cover. At N a narrow field ditch (Wth 1m) separates the enclosing scarp from a field fence. To N of the field fence part of the ridge slope has been quarried out for sand.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 5 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.